Don'Tale Mayes (11-9, 7) was born in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. on January 16, 1992. At the age of 24 years on February 6, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Harry Hunsucker, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 26, 2019, 27-year old Don'Tale Mayes made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren against a 29-year old Ciryl Gane but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Mayes' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Thomas Petersen at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo at age 33 on May 3, 2025. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 7 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Don'Tale Mayes' best fights have been against Andrei Arlovski, Josh Parisian, Caio Machado, Roque Martinez and Arnold Adams.
Mayes has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | May 3, 2025 33 years, 3 months 11-9 (7) | Thomas Petersen | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Feb 15, 2025 33 years 11-8 (7) | Valter Walker | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook |
19  | Aug 3, 2024 32 years, 6 months 11-7 (7) | 34 years, 5 months 12-1 (11) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18 | Apr 27, 2024 32 years, 3 months 11-6 (7) | Caio Machado | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Nov 4, 2023 31 years, 9 months 10-6 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Jun 3, 2023 31 years, 4 months 10-5 (7) | 44 years, 3 months 34-21 (20) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Feb 25, 2023 31 years, 1 months 9-5 (6) | 31 years, 9 months 15-5-1 (11) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Jul 30, 2022 30 years, 6 months 9-4 (6) | Hamdy Abdelwahab | UFC | HW | 3 | NC | NC Overturned |
13  | Dec 18, 2021 29 years, 11 months 9-4 (6) | 32 years, 5 months 14-4 (12) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
12  | Nov 14, 2020 28 years, 9 months 8-4 (5) | 34 years, 8 months 15-6-2 (11) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | May 16, 2020 28 years, 4 months 7-4 (5) | 27 years, 5 months 7-0 (7) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
10  | Oct 26, 2019 27 years, 9 months 7-3 (5) | 29 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | UFC | HW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook |
9 | Jul 16, 2019 27 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | Ricardo Prasel | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Nov 17, 2018 26 years, 10 months 6-2 (4) | Nkemdirim Oti | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Verbal | |
7 | Jul 31, 2018 26 years, 6 months 5-2 (3) | Mitchell Sipe | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Apr 14, 2018 26 years, 2 months 4-2 (2) | Mohammed Usman | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5  | Aug 29, 2017 25 years, 7 months 3-2 (2) | 27 years, 9 months 8-2 (7) | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows | |
4 | Apr 14, 2017 25 years, 2 months 3-1 (2) | Demoreo Dennis | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Dec 9, 2016 24 years, 10 months 2-1 (2) | Kenny Fredenburg | HW | 1 | DQ | LOSS Illegal elbow | |
2  | Jun 4, 2016 24 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | 30 years, 10 months 7-9 (5) | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
1 | Feb 6, 2016 24 years 1-0 (1) | Harry Hunsucker | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
